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Bellevue
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Demonstration Date & Time September 6, 2008 (Saturday) from 3:00 p.m. Bellevue Community College Main Campus - GYM (G Bldg) [campus map] |
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Bellevue Kendo Club started in 1989 and works through the City of Bellevue Parks Department, which offers the kendo classes. Kendo is the modern derivation of several styles of classical sword schools. It is both a martial art and a sport. The Bellevue kendo classes focus is on the martial arts portion of kendo teaching solid basic skills, as well as manners and discipline. This focus also has created a number of champions on the sport side of kendo. The head instructor is Jeffrey Marsten, Kyoshi, 7th Dan. Marsten Sensei passed the Japanese national Kendo examination in Kyoto, Japan, May 3rd, 2001. Out of 1,266 candidates, only 216 passed this rigorous examination. Marsten Sensei is also kantoku (head coach/manager) of the Pacific Northwest Kendo Federation Team. At the national championships held on July 5th/6th, the PNKF Senior Youth Team won the championship, being the first non-California team to win a team event since the tournament started in 1978. The PNKF team members also won or placed in various individual divisions. Bellevue Kendo offers instruction for ages 8 years and up and the classes are on a quarterly basis. Registration is through the City of Bellevue Parks department. The next beginning class will be in October 2004. As well as the Bellevue club, Marsten sensei teaches at Highline, Sno-King and the University of Washington. Tel: (425) 452-6885 www.kendo-pnw.org/bellevue/bellevue.htm |
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